Talk that teaches : using strategic talk to help students achieve the common core /

"Featuring vivid examples and lesson plans, this book helps K-8 teachers reflect on and improve the ways talk is used in their classrooms. The authors explain the important role of skillful "teacher talk" in effective, motivating literacy instruction geared to the Common Core standard...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paratore, Jeanne R.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Robertson, Dana A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Guilford Press, 2013.
Series:Teaching practices that work.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Featuring vivid examples and lesson plans, this book helps K-8 teachers reflect on and improve the ways talk is used in their classrooms. The authors explain the important role of skillful "teacher talk" in effective, motivating literacy instruction geared to the Common Core standards. Presented are clear-cut ways to help students set explicit goals for their learning; explain and model key strategies; and provide ongoing feedback. Over a dozen easy-to-implement lessons in vocabulary, comprehension, and writing are complete with how-to-do-it instructions, classroom vignettes, text suggestions, and reproducible worksheets. The large-size format facilitates photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials"--
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 142 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.